Stunt Knitting - Safety Lines
About Stunt Knitting - Safety Lines
You've seen the stunt knitters' projects — grafting 500 stitches in pattern, hidden cast-ons, smooth pick-ups, perfect seams. It is time to learn their savvy tricks. No, they aren't smarter than you. And they haven't been knitting for 50 years. They know how to use waste yarn to hold stitches, provisionally cast-on, make openings, or set-up guidelines for grafting and seaming and picking up along a selvedge. Now, you can know these secrets, too!
What will students learn:
how to use a lifeline
how to use waste yarn as a stitch marker
how to use a vertical lifeline
how to make a hemmed edge
how to make a pocket or thumb opening
how to set up for grafting in pattern
how to use a vertical lifeline when picking up on a selvedge
Materials, Equipment, and Supplies the Student Must Bring to Class
two homework swatches still on the needles
class yarn (smooth, non-splitting, light or bright or medium color)
range of needles for working that yarn including needles one size smaller
small-size non-slippery double-pointed needles
circular needles or interchangeable needle cables (optional, helpful)
assorted waste yarn (slippery mercerized cotton is good; instructor can provide some, too)
blunt tapestry needle
Materials Kit and Kit Description
No materials kit for this class.
Pre-class Homework
Yes, access below.
Homework FileAge Range
Minimum age requirement for workshop: 15
Skill Level
Intermediate
What skills or knowledge do students need to take this workshop?
Prerequisite: Students should already understand the basic architecture of a knitted stitch.
Contact the Teacher
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When
Single 3-hour live in-person seminar.
Class Location
Classroom 12
How It Works
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Refund Policy: To cancel an enrollment or request a refund, contact [email protected]. For 30+ days before, we refund 95%. Between 30 and 5 days, receive a 75% refund. No refunds within 5 days of class start date.
Jolie Elder
Jolie has explored a wide range of needle arts after learning to cross stitch at age four. Her cleverest unvention is a method for working stockinette-based laces reversibly. She has served on the boards of various guilds; published in PLY, Spin-Off, and Cast On; taught at major festivals, and shared her experiments in her blog for over 15 years.
Back to Carolina FiberFestAbout Lessonface, PBC & the Carolina FiberFest
Lessonface's mission is to help students achieve their goals while treating teachers equitably. Since 2012, we've hosted more than 30,000 students and 2,000 teachers for over 500,000 music, language, and arts lessons and classes online. The 20th annual Carolina FiberFest is March 13-14, 2026 at the NC State Fairgrounds, Raleigh NC. Workshops will be held Thurs. March 12 - Sat. March 14, 2026.